Welcome! Check out today's deaths, recent deaths, or our deaths stats.
Feeling experimental? Head on over to our newest (and darkest) feature: Next-2-Die™ predictions
In the year 1945
735 Notable deaths
Eugen Hadamovsky
German propagandist (1904–1945).
Born December 14th, 1904 in Berlin.
Died March 1st, 1945 at 40 years old in Kołtki.
F. Percy Smith
British nature documentary pioneer (1880-1945).
Born January 12th, 1880 in London.
Died March 24th, 1945 at 65 years old in Southgate.
Eugene Cook Bingham
American chemist.
Born December 8th, 1878 in Cornwall.
Died November 6th, 1945 at 66 years old in Easton (viral infectious disease).
Werner von Erdmannsdorff
German general and knight's cross recipient.
Born July 26th, 1891 in Bautzen.
Died June 5th, 1945 at 53 years old in Ljubljana (ballistic trauma).
Yunus Nadi Abalıoğlu
Turkish journalist (1879–1945).
Born January 1st, 1879.
Died June 28th, 1945 at 66 years old in Geneva.
Hans Steinhoff
German film director (1882-1945).
Born March 10th, 1882 in Marienberg.
Died April 20th, 1945 at 63 years old in Glienig.
Stefan Mazurkiewicz
Polish mathematician and cryptographer (1888-1945).
Born September 25th, 1888 in Warsaw.
Died June 19th, 1945 at 56 years old in Grodzisk Mazowiecki.
Nils Edén
Swedish 20th century prime minister (1871-1945).
Born August 25th, 1871 in Piteå. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1945 at 73 years old in Engelbrekt church parish (burn). [ref]
Josef Weinheber
Austrian poet (1892–1945).
Born March 9th, 1892 in Vienna.
Died April 8th, 1945 at 53 years old in Kirchstetten (drug overdose).
Antonio Palacios Ramilo
Spanish architect (1874-1945).
Born January 8th, 1874 in O Porriño.
Died October 27th, 1945 at 71 years old in Aravaca.
Deaths 451 to 460 of 735
The fear of death is the beginning of slavery. Robert Anton Wilson